diff --git a/subr/pkgtool_init.subr b/subr/pkgtool_init.subr
index 25e1ff5..10650b4 100644
--- a/subr/pkgtool_init.subr
+++ b/subr/pkgtool_init.subr
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pkgtoolp_init_getopts() {
 			case "${1}" in
 			*=*)	rtl_set_var_unsafe "${1%%=*}" "${1#*=}"; ;;
 			*)	if [ "${#}" -ne 1 ]; then
-					_rc=1; _status="Error: invalid argument \`${1}'.";
+					_rc=1; _status="Error: invalid command line \`${*}'.";
 				fi; break; ;;
 			esac; shift;
 		done;